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Improvement in food intolerance symptoms?
I've been on a zero A diet for 11 months and have had a vast improvement in my overall health and happiness. My remaining issues are mild rosacea and food intolerances. For the last 7-10 years I have been intolerant to salicylates, amines, gluten (and eventually all grains, even white rice) and lectins in beans and nuts. I am also allergic (or very intolerant) to corn. Corn is in almost all processed foods, personal care products and cleaning products, so I make everything myself.
The only food intolerance that has improved and mostly disappeared is my amine intolerance, for which I am very thankful! Happy days - dark chocolate and sauerkraut!
I periodically try white rice, cauliflower or coffee hoping my intolerance will improve like the amine intolerance did, but no luck so far.
Has anyone else had experience with food intolerances?
It's not related to the question but may I ask what you're eating if you don't tolerate rice and beans? I'm sensitive to many things myself so I'm always interested to hear more options.
I have a steady diet of:
beef (round roast cooked, chopped, tossed with pan drippings,frozen on a sheet and stored in freezer bags so I can grab a few handfuls)
celery root (peeled, cubed, oven roasted in sunflower oil, salted and frozen on sheet, and stored in freezer bags)
fresh peeled pears
homemade sauerkraut made with shredded celery root
tangy dressing made with cooked pureed pears, salt, citric acid (from sugar cane) and high oleic sunflower oil
beef gelatin powder (Great Lakes brand)
mineral water for calcium and minerals (Gerolsteiner has quite high mineral counts)
85% dark chocolate from Taza
I make a salad bowl with the beef, cooked celery root, pear, sauerkraut and dressing. I sprinkle a heaping tsp of gelatin over the wet dressing and kraut to dissolve. I eat this 3 meals a day. I'm just happy to have something to eat and feel good! And if course I love my dark chocolate treat.
Quote from MaryAnn on March 19, 2019, 2:28 pmI have a steady diet of:
beef (round roast cooked, chopped, tossed with pan drippings,frozen on a sheet and stored in freezer bags so I can grab a few handfuls)
celery root (peeled, cubed, oven roasted in sunflower oil, salted and frozen on sheet, and stored in freezer bags)
fresh peeled pears
homemade sauerkraut made with shredded celery root
tangy dressing made with cooked pureed pears, salt, citric acid (from sugar cane) and high oleic sunflower oil
beef gelatin powder (Great Lakes brand)
mineral water for calcium and minerals (Gerolsteiner has quite high mineral counts)
85% dark chocolate from Taza
I make a salad bowl with the beef, cooked celery root, pear, sauerkraut and dressing. I sprinkle a heaping tsp of gelatin over the wet dressing and kraut to dissolve. I eat this 3 meals a day. I'm just happy to have something to eat and feel good! And if course I love my dark chocolate treat.
Thanks for sharing. That dressing sounds nice. The chocolate is probably very advantageous for you seeing how the rest of your diet doesn't seem very calorie dense.
Is there any difference in reaction between organic and non-organic food items?
Quote from MaryAnn on March 19, 2019, 1:40 pmI've been on a zero A diet for 11 months and have had a vast improvement in my overall health and happiness. My remaining issues are mild rosacea and food intolerances. For the last 7-10 years I have been intolerant to salicylates, amines, gluten (and eventually all grains, even white rice) and lectins in beans and nuts. I am also allergic (or very intolerant) to corn. Corn is in almost all processed foods, personal care products and cleaning products, so I make everything myself.
The only food intolerance that has improved and mostly disappeared is my amine intolerance, for which I am very thankful! Happy days - dark chocolate and sauerkraut!
I periodically try white rice, cauliflower or coffee hoping my intolerance will improve like the amine intolerance did, but no luck so far.
Has anyone else had experience with food intolerances?
This sounds very much like me! Over the past seven years, I have identified intolerances to salicylates, amines, sulfites, and corn (and I can only eat rice in small quantities). I wasn't sure why I reacted to things like iceberg lettuce and summer squash until I came across Grant's work. My worst reactions are to things that are high in vitamin A like spinach, kale, cod liver oil, etc., and eating a low vitamin A diet has helped me get rid of the burning skin issues, but I still react to sulfites (like coffee, black pepper, etc) and amines (grapes, beans, yeast, etc).
In the past I continuously tried reintroducing foods, with terrible reactions each time. I have only been doing a low A diet for two months, but I have unknowingly done it a few times in the past, with great improvements in my health. I am sad to hear that after 11 months you are still experiencing reactions, but at least you conquered the amine intolerance! I would settle for that.
My doctor has suggested things like adrenal fatigue and leaky gut, but these seem to me to be symptoms rather than causes. In any event, I will continue to monitor and post my results, and I am hopeful that I improve. If not, meat and potatoes (and potato chips- yay!) it is.
potato chips??
I always try to eat organic, especially veggies and fruit. Organic beef roasts would cost a mint, so I usually buy regular beef roasts at Costco, but the ground beef I buy is organic. I have also switched to organic sunflower oil just recently when I heard about the hazards of glyphosate. I also try very hard to avoid anything in plastic and use stainless steal or glass water bottles. All types of plastic (even ziplock bags) release molecules (BPA and related structures) that disrupt our hormone systems and wreak havoc with our bodies.
I seem to have a problem with nightshades, including potatoes (and my beloved potato chips). I get knee joint pain and inflammation, and sometimes an itchy rash.
eliza1275, it sounds like you have lots of food issues as well. I think leaky gut is at the root of most/many food intolerances. If you have an intolerance/allergy to corn you may want to look at the ingredients in all the products you put on your skin. The list of corn derivatives added to foods and other products is 4 pages long! I have a strong reaction hours later if I touch a surface that has been cleaned with "corny" products. Most detergents and especially dryer sheets are loaded with corn. Its everywhere! Also when I encounter corn and have a reaction, my amine intolerance comes back for a few days, indicating that the inflammatory reaction is also screwing up my gut.
Quote from MaryAnn on March 19, 2019, 1:40 pmI periodically try white rice, cauliflower or coffee hoping my intolerance will improve like the amine intolerance did, but no luck so far.
Has anyone else had experience with food intolerances?
Cauliflower and Coffee are high in free thiols. Thiols move mercury around and redistribute them causing mild to very unpleasant symptoms. Do you have amalgams or consume a lot of mercury containing foods?
Hi John,
I do have many tooth fillings, but I think my main problem with cauliflower and coffee is because of salicylate content